Iraq: Attacks kill 6 across Iraq

24th Jun 2013

Three car bombs, including a suicide attack, and a mortar round killed at least six people in Iraq Sunday, most of them in the north of the country, where analysts fear tensions could trigger all-out conflict.

The deadliest attacks struck within territory which Iraqi Kurdistan wants to incorporate into its three-province autonomous region in spite of objections from Baghdad.

Diplomats cite the unresolved row as one of the biggest threats to the country’s long-term stability.

In the town of Riyadh, just west of the ethnically mixed city of Kirkuk, three policemen were killed and 14 people were wounded when a suicide attacker set off a minibus rigged with explosives outside the police headquarters, police Brigadier General Sarhad Qader said.

Among the wounded in the 10:00 am attack were nine policemen, including local police chief Major Mundher Ahmed.

In central Baghdad, a mortar round hit the Allawi neighborhood, killing two people and wounding five, officials said.

Another person was killed and 27 were wounded by two car bombs targeting Shia Turkmen areas of Tuz Khurmatu, another ethnically diverse town in the disputed territory which stretches from Iraq’s eastern border with Iran to its western frontier with Syria.

The row is one of several between the central government and the autonomous Kurdish region, and diplomats and analysts often voice worry that tensions tied to the disputes could spill over into armed conflict.

Iraq has suffered a surge in violence since the beginning of the year, coinciding with rising discontent that erupted into protests in late December.

Analysts say a failure by the authorities to address the underlying causes of the demonstrations has given militant groups both a recruitment platform and room to maneuver.

Over 120 people attended a landmark conference on the media reporting of Islam and Muslims. It was held jointly by The Muslim News and Society of Editors in London on September 15.

The Muslim News Awards for Excellence 2015 was held on March in London to acknowledge British Muslim and non-Muslim contributions to the society.

The Muslim News Awards for Excellence 2015 was held on March in London to acknowledge British Muslim and non-Muslim contributions to the society.

The Muslim News Awards for Excellence event is to acknowledge British Muslim and non-Muslim contributions to society. Over 850 people from diverse background, Muslim and non-Muslim, attended the gala dinner.